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Meaning & Definition of Loose in English

English

Loose

/lus/

verb

1. Grant freedom to

  • Free from confinement
synonym:
  • free,
  • liberate,
  • release,
  • unloose,
  • unloosen,
  • loose

2. Turn loose or free from restraint

  • "Let loose mines"
  • "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity"
synonym:
  • unleash,
  • let loose,
  • loose

3. Make loose or looser

  • "Loosen the tension on a rope"
synonym:
  • loosen,
  • loose

4. Become loose or looser or less tight

  • "The noose loosened"
  • "The rope relaxed"
synonym:
  • loosen,
  • relax,
  • loose

adjective

1. Not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

  • "Loose gravel"
synonym:
  • loose

2. (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player

  • "A loose ball"
synonym:
  • loose

3. Not tight

  • Not closely constrained or constricted or constricting
  • "Loose clothing"
  • "The large shoes were very loose"
synonym:
  • loose

4. Not officially recognized or controlled

  • "An informal agreement"
  • "A loose organization of the local farmers"
synonym:
  • informal,
  • loose

5. Not literal

  • "A loose interpretation of what she had been told"
  • "A free translation of the poem"
synonym:
  • free,
  • loose,
  • liberal

6. Emptying easily or excessively

  • "Loose bowels"
synonym:
  • lax,
  • loose

7. Not affixed

  • "The stamp came loose"
synonym:
  • unaffixed,
  • loose

8. Not tense or taut

  • "The old man's skin hung loose and grey"
  • "Slack and wrinkled skin"
  • "Slack sails"
  • "A slack rope"
synonym:
  • loose,
  • slack

9. (of textures) full of small openings or gaps

  • "An open texture"
  • "A loose weave"
synonym:
  • loose,
  • open

10. Lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility

  • "Idle talk"
  • "A loose tongue"
synonym:
  • idle,
  • loose

11. Not carefully arranged in a package

  • "A box of loose nails"
synonym:
  • loose

12. Having escaped, especially from confinement

  • "A convict still at large"
  • "Searching for two escaped prisoners"
  • "Dogs loose on the streets"
  • "Criminals on the loose in the neighborhood"
synonym:
  • at large(p),
  • escaped,
  • loose,
  • on the loose(p)

13. Casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior

  • "Her easy virtue"
  • "He was told to avoid loose (or light) women"
  • "Wanton behavior"
synonym:
  • easy,
  • light,
  • loose,
  • promiscuous,
  • sluttish,
  • wanton

adverb

1. Without restraint

  • "Cows in india are running loose"
synonym:
  • loose,
  • free

Examples of using

It's easy to lose your footing on loose gravel.
Look for it among the loose papers on my desk.
Tom has a loose tooth.